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The Galerie Winkler<\/strong> has become an institution in its home of Papeete. Since 2000, Vaiana Drollet has transformed this historic space into a contemporary creative laboratory. She shared her passion with us and introduced us to an effervescent local scene in which Polynesian artists bring a powerfully questioning perspective to their identity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d14px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n I decided to have an adventure! Back then, the art landscape<\/strong> was dominated by \u201ctravelling painters\u201d, and I respect that heritage. But I wanted to break with that outside perspective to open up a space for Polynesian artists<\/strong>. It was a challenge because we don\u2019t have an art school<\/strong> here. But the internet has allowed young, self-taught artists<\/strong> to embrace the wider world and it\u2019s been like a dormant volcano waking up. The younger generations have really got to grips with their culture because they have this visceral determination to express their true selves, as opposed to aping others.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d29px||27px||false|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|62.8%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-17.9%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|43px|40px|43px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n The Galerie Winkler is the oldest art gallery in Tahiti. It was founded in 1964 by Sandy Winkler,<\/strong> an Ecole du Louvre graduate (class of 1952) and an expert working at the Pape\u2019ete courts. For many years, the gallery exhibited paintings in a classic style. However, when Vaiana Drollet<\/strong> took the reins in 2000, the editorial bent shifted to put it at the cutting edge of contemporary Pacific art. While it still has its links with historic artists such as Andreas Dettloff<\/strong>, the gallery now focuses on promoting young creators working in sculpture, painting and street art, and serving as a talent incubator and portal to the international scene.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d4px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n It depicts the unvarnished reality of the Fenua<\/strong> [\u201cland\u201d or \u201ccountry\u201d] worlds away from the glazed depictions of exotic Tahitian women<\/strong> we were used to seeing. The artists tackle questions about identity, society, the environment and politics, including our nuclear heritage. The contemporary Polynesian aesthetic<\/strong> is defined by that constant tension between tradition and modernity. Street art <\/strong>is a key starting point for the current generation which was brought up on American culture<\/strong><\/a>. It freed them, both in terms of what they could say and how to say it. Ancestral conventions aren\u2019t set in stone, they are shaken and transcended by the world as it is today.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u252c\u00ae-Andreas-Dettloff-Mataiva-vefa-acrylique-sur-toile_2.jpeg\u201d alt=\u201dA painting by Andreas Dettloff: a Polynesian atoll ringed by white sky-scrapers with a blue lagoon at the centre\u201d title_text=\u201d\u252c\u00ae Andreas Dettloff- Mataiva vefa \u2013 acrylique sur toile_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||0px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d11px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n A painting by Andreas Dettloff: a Polynesian atoll ringed by white sky-scrapers with a blue lagoon at the centre<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n It does this with its many unexpected textures<\/strong>. There is a bodily relationship to materiality. The sculptor Jonathan Mencarelli<\/strong> rends Marquesas Island motifs until they become completely abstract. The artist Tary<\/strong> makes use of irony by affixing a McDonald\u2019s logo to a traditional resin umete [a ceremonial bowl] to juxtapose globalisation with the sacred realm. The painter Tuatahi<\/strong> depicts urban young people who are unemployed yet surrounded by ancestral motifs that speak to mana, the invisible spiritual force that inhabits our islands<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u252c\u00ae-Tahe-umete-deluxe-technique-mixte_2.jpeg\u201d alt=\u201dA sculpture by Tahe: three people holding up a traditional bowl with a large wooden McDonald\u2019s \u201cM\u201d on it\u201d title_text=\u201d\u252c\u00ae Tahe- umete deluxe \u2013 technique mixte_2\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d11px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n A sculpture by Tahe: three people holding up a traditional bowl with a large wooden McDonald\u2019s \u201cM\u201d on it<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d28px||32px||false|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|62.8%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-17.9%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|43px|40px|43px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n Vaiana Drollet<\/strong> was just 23 years old when she took over the Galerie Winkler in 2000. At the time, it was a home for \u201ctravelling painters\u201d. However, Vaiana had just come back from mainland France and had another vision entirely. As a former art teacher<\/strong>, she brought a mission to her role: she wanted to educate. As she moved from the classroom to the gallery, she lost none of her desire to train people\u2019s ability to look at art and question preconceived ideas. With Vaiana at the helm, the grande dame of Polynesian art galleries became an exacting talent incubator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d13px||29px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n The Centre des M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art de la Polyn\u00e9sie Fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (French Polynesian Art College) has developed enormously. We have moved on from just copying our predecessors to taking inspiration from all over the world. Taunatere<\/strong> is a great example of this. She graduated from the Centre and developed her own technique for working with wood which draws on both sculpture and painting. She deconstructs the raw material then pieces it back together into fragments that have something of a puzzle about them to make organically textured compositions. Her works beautifully illustrate how ancestral skills<\/strong> can be used to create resolutely contemporary art.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00ae-Taunatere-Pa\u00a6ainu-e\u00a6uclore-Technique-mixte-sur-bois_2.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dA wooden artwork by Taunatere with partial motifs in warm greens and blues, evocative of a flower blooming and a volcano erupting\u201d title_text=\u201dgalerie-winkler-papeete\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||2px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d9px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n A wooden artwork by Taunatere with partial motifs in warm greens and blues, evocative of a flower blooming and a volcano erupting<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d3px||29px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n Absolutely. It is shaped by that clash between tradition and modernity<\/strong>. What makes it unique is its use of traditional motifs<\/strong> not as a fixed kind of ornamentation, but as a living language. Whether it is in images of tiki<\/strong> or tattoo<\/a> art<\/strong>, these parts of our identity are absorbed and remixed with contemporary ideas. It is an artistic identity which couldn\u2019t exist anywhere but here, in the middle of the Pacific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00ae-Tuatahi-te-aOCOamu-o-teOCOie-mahana-\u00bd-ce-qui-nourrit-aujourdOCOhui-acrylique-sur-toile_2.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dA painting by Tuatahi: a young man in a baseball cap and flipflops on a rock, against a background of Polynesian motifs\u201d title_text=\u201dgalerie-winkler-papeete\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||6px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d10px||21px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n A painting by Tuatahi: a young man in a baseball cap and flipflops on a rock, against a background of Polynesian motifs<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d5px||19px||false|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|62.8%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-17.9%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|43px|40px|43px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n To extend the experience beyond the gallery walls, Vaiana wanted to create a unique retreat on the sister island of Moorea. Tai Anapa<\/strong> is a guesthouse with three rooms and three separate worlds given over each year to new artists<\/strong> who reimagine the space from floor to ceiling. \u201cIt\u2019s a place to find deep inspiration and converse with others,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd a way to immerse yourself in the local art scene.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.2em\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||3px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d5px||29px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n They often arrive with a set of images already lodged in their imaginations and they expect unruffled landscapes. Instead, they discover a socially conscious, authentic<\/strong> and sometimes rough-hewn local scene. The shock is quite revivifying. They feel moved by it precisely because they sense that art isn\u2019t just decoration for tourists here, it has a vibrancy and a questioning attitude to life. When people buy here, they don\u2019t just leave with a piece of art<\/strong>, they take a part of our real identity<\/strong> with them, the identity of a living culture<\/a> that didn\u2019t end with Gauguin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u00ae-Ta\u00a6ahiri-la-vendeuse-de-opuhi-acrylique-sur-toile_2.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dA painting by T\u0101hiri: a woman in a black dress with flowers on her shoulder in front of pink and orange foliage\u201d title_text=\u201dgalerie-winkler-papeete\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||10px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n A painting by T\u0101hiri: a woman in a black dress with flowers on her shoulder in front of pink and orange foliage<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d5px||19px||false|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_font_size=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|62.8%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d header_2_font_size_tablet=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_phone=\u201d23px\u201d header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.27.6\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-17.9%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|43px|40px|43px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\nYou took over the institution in 2000. What was the spark behind that decision?<\/h2>\n
60 years of history in Papeete<\/h2>\n
What does this new wave tell us about contemporary society?<\/h2>\n
How does materiality express this link to the land?<\/h2>\n
Vaiana Drollet: educating perspectives<\/h2>\n
To what extent has art education in Polynesia kept pace with the new wave?<\/h2>\n
Does the Fenua have its own contemporary aesthetic?<\/h2>\n
Visiting Moorea: Tai Anapa, art in its rightful home<\/h2>\n
What perspective do travellers bring to these works?<\/h2>\n
Secret Tahiti: Vaiana Drollet\u2019s notebook<\/h2>\n